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BDKUND NOBBIE Editor
Beitdlnz In Honolulu
WEDNESDAY MARCH 13 1901
BOABD Of HEALTH AGAIN
Politics In any bureau of govern
ment can only work mischief but
politics in a board of health Is much
more potent for ovll The gentle
men whom Mr Doc appointed to tho
board of health under the Provision
al Government and the Republic of
Hawaii through the neglect of the
elementary rules of quarantine were
responsible for the cholera outbreak
here and for the course pursued In
suppressing the bubonic plague Tho
best board of health is one composed
of level headed business men with a
salaried physician as an adviser in
case professional advice is required
Dr A C Cowperthwalte has the
following to say of the medical legis
lation that now afflicts so many
fitatcs and is ever seeking more pow
er under the cloak of protecting the
public From Medical Arena
Today we find in most states of
this union an established medical
oligarchy the power of medical gov
ernment being vested in the hands of
a chosen few who so manage affairs
that the rights of the mass of quali
fied physicians are practically nulli
fied and they are obliged to submit
to tho authority and the dictation of
tho few who by chance and political
Intrigue constitute the oligarchy
For over thirty years medical politi
cians have been working to bring
about this result and at last their
labors seem to have been in many
states crowned with success On the
plea to regulate the practice of me
dicine in the interests of the dear
people they have established state
medicine and enacted laws that
jvhlle not having proved of the
slightest benefit or protection to the
public have placed upon the reputa
ble and qualified physician a burden
that is annoying and offensive and
contrary to the doctrines of a freo
republic If by bearing this unjust
burden and submitting to the un
warranted dictation of tho oligarchy
good was being accomplished and the
profession were being freed from the
baneful effects of ignorant and un
worthy pretenders there might be
come satisfaction in making the sac
rifice but such is not the cose
Tho whole principle of modern
medical legislation Is unjust and not
Jnaccordanco with the principles of
tree government Its methods are
oligarchial and tyrannical In the ex
treme and should no longer be toler
ated Tho mass of the medical pro
fession are opposed to tho sumptuary
medical laws The people do not and
ever have desired them
The idea of a local board of health
composed of political doctors of me
dicine and apothecaries to caro for
our public institutions Is ono that
ought to make a graven image grli
As well appoint a board of pettifog
Sing lawyers to mitigate tho ovlls
arising from litigation Tho epide
mic of cholera after it was upon us
jwas ably handled by a board whoso
president vns a layman Tho blun
ders of quarantine were those of a
board whose president was an M D
Wo ask that our legislature take
precautions to savo us from a board
Vt political medlcjnc men
JJO AGITATION HEBE
Dr Chapman In his farewell ad
dress at tho Central Union Church
said that the liquor interests of tho
Mainland were strongly represented
in Honolulu at present by special
agents who were hero to light his
newly established anti Saloon League
and the promised Dispensary bill
Ho oven went so far as to say that
some of these representatives were
present In the Church and ho melo
dramatically pointed bis finger at
space As a matter of fact no agent
for any liquor house has been sent
to Honolulu to fight cranks or bills
At this time of the year tho great ex
porting firms send out their repre
sentatives who on their way to the
Orient or Australia naturally stop
in Honolulu to see old customers and
get new ones No one on the Coast
could have known anything about
tho Dispensary bill to which the pro
fesslonal reformer referred and no
firm composed of sano men would
spend 1100000 In dqfeatlng that
measure as tho reverend gentleman
claimed they did Mr Kaufmann
tho representative of the famous
Lembst Brewery of St Louis passed
through the town while Dr Chapman
and his crusaders were on the war
path Kaufmann had no more idea
of the Dispensary bill than the men
on Mars have and ho simply estnb
Hshed an agency for his brewery
with Seeley Shaw and left for the
Orient without even making enqui
ries into our existing or to come
laws Mr Sweeney the vice-president
of the great brewery which is
responsible for the Seattle boor was
hero to arrange for the building of
a warehouse In which ho could store
In tho future his Rainier beer
Sweeney had a good time and the
first ho heard about our temperance
wave was on tho very day on which
ho left for home with his pocket full
of orders for more good beer Mr
Van Bergen a partner In ono of the
best known California wine houses
was here strictly for recreation and
refusing even to talk shop Ho spent
i few pleasant weeks here with old
friends and one can surely say tnat
he talked neither law nor temper
ance to any of them or cared a hang
for Dr Chapman and the Anti Saloon
league Mr Ferguson a well known
saloon man of San Francisco is here
and he has absolutely no interest In
the business of Hawaii He visited
Hilo shortly after his arrival and we
have a strong idea that ho is after a
certain horse which may yet cut some
Ice on the tracks in California Dr
Chapman is supposed to be a good
Christian and he has had the floor
and pulpit and collections of the Cen
tral Union Church His mind was
wandering howevor when he talked
about the multitude of liquor men be
ing In Honolulu to upset his league
and when he saw tnem In the church
he must have had an acute attack of
D T As a matter of fact tho local
liquor dealers even have not met to
discuss a problem whfth of course is
of interest to them Why then In the
name of common sense should Cali
fornia liquor merchants send their
representatives to Honolulu as Dr
Chapman claims they have done to
kill a bill which hasnt been heard of
yet It is a pity for the sake of
Christianity that her alleged serv
ants cannot refrain from lying when
the contribution box Is in sight as
In the case of Dr Chapman
ABOUT VACCINATION
Dr J A Heniel late suraoon in
the German army in an aJdress
delivered in Salt Lake City Febru
ary 2nd 1900 said in brief In
June 1888 1 was on duty in Strasu
burg and over 2000 small pox ease
were in the pest bouse every one
Buooosafully vaooinated but three
mouths before for the third time
I myself was laid up fire weeks al
though I had been vacoinateJ for
the seventh time successfully In
1898 I witnessed tho amputation of
three arms ad tho discharge of
four men from the army for general
disability all from vaccination
After this experience I am convinced
that vaooination is no protection
against small pox Dirty barracks
started the opidnmio
Kentuckys famous Jesase Moore
Whiskey unequalled for its purity
and excellence On sale at any of
the saloons and at Lovejoy Go
distributing agents for the Hawaiian
Islands
A New Line
The near future is likely to soa a
steamship lino established between
tbeSnmoanand Hawaiian Islands
The grpups are to be conneotod by
one or more vessels of fairly large
oarryinR capacity and comfortable
passenger accommodations
By the Oceanic steamship Sono
ma arrived yesterday from Sydney
Auokland and Pago Pago news was
brought to the effect that a Samnan
firm whioh has representatives in
Australia and on the Coast has
purchased the Union Steamship
Companys vessel Bingarooma acd
that the boat will bo placed on the
run between Apia and Honolulu
Particulars havo not yet been
ascertained but it it understood
that other vessels than tho Binga
rooma will be pub on the run At
present there is no steamship ser
vice between Apia and Honolulu
Tho three now boats of the Ocoanio
line tho Sierra Sonoma and Vtn
tura call at Pago Pago but since
these vessels hare been running
Apia has been left out altogether
and shows promise of being forgot
ten
A direct line of steamships be
tween Apia and Honolulu would
open up a great many new possibili
ties in tho way of commerco and
travel
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A Great Actor Hero
It is hardly possible that tho pub
lic of Honolulu are not acquainted
with Mr Lewis Morrison who today
stands pre eminent as the greatest
living aotor and the true exponent
of Sbakespere To a great many of
you it is not nenesiary to say the
elegance and finish that this gentle
man gives his enunciation true
English the gestures and the true
portrayal of the different characters
enaoted by Mr Morrison have made
him famous all over the world
Through the kindness of Mr Mor
risons manager in New York Jules
Murrey Messrs Belasco Thall
will plaoe before the public of Ho no
lulu some of Mr Morrisons greatest
plays namely Eichelieu Merohait
of Venice and Mr Morrisons
grostost play Faust
Miss Roberts will support Mr
Morrison in all these productions
assuring bo very many of her admir
ing friends that these productions
will be interpreted intelligently and
in a way that will please the most
critical The management will make
these three standard plays a living
memento to the patrons and nothing
will be spared in tho way of scenio
effects to make these productions
tnaguifieent Dont fail to secure
your teats in advance This v ill be
the only opportunity to see these
two stars together in the legiti
mate
Kaga a Japanese was found
guilty in the Circuit Court yester
day on a charge of committing an
assault with a deadly weapon and
was sentenced to two years at hard
labor in Oahu Jail
BT AUTHORITY
IN THE OIBOUIX OF THE FIB82
CIRCUIT ISLAND OF OAHU
TERRITORY OF HAwAII
AX CHAMBERS
ORDEB FOll A SrpOUL TEBH
Deeming it essential to the pro
motion of justice I do order that a
speoial term of the Circuit Court of
the First Circuit be held in the
Judiciary Building in Honolulu
commencing Tuesday March the
25th A D 1001 at 10 oclock in the
forenoon of said day and continuing
for the period provided by law
Done at Chambers this 1st day of
March A D 1901
Signed
A S HUMPHREYS
First Jndge
The foregoing order is hereby ap
proved
Signed
W F FREAR
Chief Justice of tho Supremo Court
ofUhe Territory of Hawaii
Dated March 1 1901
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Ib itth is ii ii no I
COMMENCIN Gr MARCH 4
For One Week
SILKS -- SATINS
We will offer 10000
yards of Silks and Satins
many at less than half
price Prices from 10
cents a yard up
E W JORDAN
No 10 Foyt Street
NOTICE
GE KEN EI VEE WHISKEY
Do not accept goods bearing a similar name
THERE IS ONI Y ONE
GREE2T RIVER WHISKEY
It is distilled by J W McCulloch Owenaboro Ky
GBEEN B1VER is the official whiskey of the U S
Navy Department
GBEEN RIVER whiskey was awarded the Gold Medal at
the Paris Exposition 1900
For Sale in All Saloons and by
W C PeacocK Company
SOLE AGENTS Hawaii Territory
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES
PAINT YOUE HOUSE
Use IMlagnite for the Outside
And IPetrol for the Inside
These are COLD WATER PAINTS and are the Best
bubetitutes for Oil and Lead and are MUCH CHEAPER
Fish Lines and Hooks
We are opening a Line of these at our Fort Street Store
and will soon be in a position tosupply all demands
A Large Stock of 6LASSWARE
Is Expected on the W G- Irwin and will at once bo
opened at our Bethel Street Store
THE PACIFIC HARDWARE CO LTD
NOTICE
M It Counter practical watch
maker jeweler and optioinupercn
al attention given lo repairingwatoh
olook and jewelery over SO years ex
perience Gold and silver jewelcy
manufactured by experienced work
man on short notlcequality olgooaa
and work guaranteed as repre
ented M R Coonykb
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lama Etratt Hi vnarn in
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month rtpply to
WILLIAM SAVIDGE CO
206 Merchant Strret
TnE Independent 50 conts per
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